Guidelines to nourish wellness tourism soon
Wellness centres such as spa, gym and beauty care centres will, henceforth, find it difficult to ignore providing quality services to their clients
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Economic value of protected areas via visitor mental health
<p>We evaluate methods to calculate the economic value of protected areas derived from the improved mental health of visitors. <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/protected-area-mental-health-visitor.pdf"
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Home stay policy at Gir to be reviewed
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat tourism department, following the notification of July 1 that has brought tourism department's home stay policy around Gir Sanctuary and other protected lion sanctuaries under its ambit,
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Munnar being developed under master plan
KATTAPPANA: Minister for Tourism Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has said that Munnar is a role model in the country in the tourism sector. Inaugurating the newly constructed rooms in the Tea County of Kerala Tourism Development Corporation in Munnar On Sunday, the Minister said that Munnar was being developed on the basis of a master plan for the first time in the State.
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India’s new coastal law threatens Mumbai’s ancient fishing villages
Changes to India's Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules this year have lifted the ban on land reclamation for commercial purposes, will allow tourism in ecologically sensitive coastal areas and permit construction
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Malawi economic monitor: doing more with less- improving service delivery in energy
The pandemic has induced a sharp recession in many countries across the globe. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has caused an unprecedented shock to the global economy and led to an expected overall
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Impacts of sea level rise on economic growth in developing Asia
This paper examines the impact of global sea level rise (SLR) on the economic growth, migration, and tourism from various empirical studies and consolidates several sea level projections by 2100 under
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Estimating economic losses to tourism in Africa from the illegal killing of elephants
<p>Recent surveys suggest tens of thousands of elephants are being poached annually across Africa, putting the two species at risk across much of their range. Although the financial motivations for ivory
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Tourism, healthcare to get priority
Ahmedabad: Tourism, civil aviation, specialty healthcare, agro-food processing, information technology and biotechnology sectors would be the priorities of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors
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JK bags "Excellence in Regenerating Tourism" Award
Jammu & Kashmir was conferred with a special award in "Excellence in Regenerating Tourism" for the year 2012 by well-known Conde Nast Traveller Magazine at a glittering ceremony here. Minister of State
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Government is neither pushing Tiracol or marinas, nor supporting them
Tourism projects are again clashing with the environment. The proposed golf course and resort atsnd the proposed marinas at Zuari Bay have drawn opposition from the affected locals. Joining them, in the
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Climate change and tourism policy in OECD countries
The UNEP and the OECD have a released a report titled “Climate Change and Tourism Policy in OECD Countries,” which warns that unless resource-efficient policies are developed, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
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KEDB to open eco-trails around Bengaluru in August
Come August, the Karnataka Eco-Tourism Development Board (KEDB) will throw open 10 eco-trails for tourists. These trekking trails include famous and lesser-known hillocks and reserve forest patches.
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Cabinet endorses new state tourism policy
The state cabinet at its meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here today endorsed the New State Tourism Policy-2010. The policy has important provisions with regard to private capital investment, PPP projects, preservation of cultural heritages, participation of different departments and institutions, eco tourism etc.
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Mining, tourism emitting CO2,Govt needs to act: scientist
The two important backbones of Goan economy
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Zambia bans hunting of endangered lions, leopards
Zambia has banned the hunting of lions and other endangered wild cats such as leopards because it sees more value in game viewing tourism than blood sport, the country's tourism minister said on Thursday.
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Sustainability in tourism: a rural tourism model
The Government of India (Ministry of Tourism) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are implementing the Endogenous Tourism Project - Rural Tourism Scheme across 36 sites in the country, to set up alternative models of tourism which would serve to create sustainable livelihood opportunities among low-income communities living in rural areas (2005-2009).
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Tourism sector awaiting SC verdict on wildlife sanctuaries reopen on October 1
JAIPUR: Officials, wildlife enthusiasts and conservationists are waiting with bated breath for Thursday's Supreme Court verdict on tourism in the core of areas of wildlife sanctuaries. With just three days to go for the Ranthambore and Sariska national parks to re-open (October 1), this would chart the way for the two thriving tiger reserves in the state. The Centre on Wednesday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court requesting that the ban on tourism in core areas of tiger reserves be lifted. In the affidavit, the Centre has outlined the revised guidelines to protect the tiger population and requested the court to permit tourism activities in 20% of the core tiger habitat.
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Arvalem waterfall pollution issue treated lightly: CAG
The lack of seriousness on the part of the tourism department in taking up the issue of the dwindling flow from the scenic Arvalem waterfall due to mining activity with the mines and geology department
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CAG raises concern over massive losses due to River Princess grounding
The delay in removal of the grounded vessel, River Princess at Candolim beach for over a decade and the massive losses to ecology and tourism have been raised in its report by comptroller and auditor general